Collaborative Virtual And Augmented Environments S22

CGT516 – Spring 2022

Blog Posts


Blog Post #4: Ethics of the Metaverse: Living in the Real or the Virtual?

Going from the previous post, the potential of full dive virtual reality is limitless in terms of scope. Just imagining the number of things, you can do while in a virtual world controlling your avatar with your own body movements, while asleep of course, opens a ton of avenues for uncontested realism and immersion. However,…

Blog Post #3: Ethics of the Metaverse: The Vast Potential

In the past two posts, I have been explaining the very potential dangers of implementing a In the past two posts, I have been explaining the very potential dangers of implementing a metaverse in the magnitude as depicted in the anime Sword Art Online. To switch things up, I will talk about the monumental potential…

Blog Post #2: Ethics of the Metaverse: The Virtual World

Last time, I went over the BCI (Brain-Computer Interface) controllers and how it can make leaps and bounds in simulation and immersion but also jeopardize people’s privacy over brain activity (which no one should have access to but yourself). Here, I will discuss the ethics revolving around the virtual world itself. Stemming from the previous…